My dear brothers and sisters, the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.
We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.
You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.
Obedience brings success; exact obedience brings miracles.
No, we don't own our children. Our parental privilege is to love them, to lead them, and to let them go.
We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!
As a medical doctor and cardiac surgeon, I had the responsibility of performing open-heart surgery on President Spencer W. Kimball in 1972, when he was Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us.
Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God's great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!
A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.
Even more amazing than modern technology is our opportunity to access information directly from Heaven, without hardware, software, or monthly service fees.
A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.
Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.
Our Heavenly Father loves you. He has created you to be successful and to have joy.
The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one's conversion, worthiness, and preparation.
Saints can be happy under every circumstance.
How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.
Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit?
Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.
